Snap-switch for electric uses.



W. C. TREGONING.

SNAP SWITCH FOR ELECTRIC USES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26, 1914.

1,207,097. Patented Dec.1916.

' A TTORNE) tiOn'B'LI "tile htio modi ewe- To dZZ whom it may, 6mm:

'ING,h citizen of the I ing at Cleveland, in the 'county of C 1 1ya UNITED STATES;

eetrENT OFFICE;

W ILILIAM c. rnneom'no', or CLEVELAND, 01110.

smaswmn roe uremic USES.

. f g aw n s, Eig' re 1 is a, Side-elevation j 'theiconiplete, switch, and 'Fig. f Qjis e""'s 'eeti'o ne1 ,e'lei'gition thereof eentrally 'through"theewiteh member, .Fig. 3; is "a erose s eetionjonijaline corresponding .substsintially tion on if PB 7+1 s is a zperspeeti'fi' det'e' contact gpmte's. T of thefbdiid is a pers c'tiv push membee js ig. 11 18,3 Idet 11 0f. he

pri e an b, 8 plates or pane c'; 7' sectionel. and co non-coii' et howifig' the Se in whetthey tion' of th on their tions with re colnlnod'zifte' thj 1 O f en d ea are'fiied-oppqsitelyj inj'r in the body section-a and provided yvithbmdmg screws "minimum of Letters Patent. 'e' 'uoduan med ember 2a; 1914. Serial No. 888,613.

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-' 2, end the push or actuatin member m extends transversely through 'oth' the tions att nd a and has an enlarged middleportion 3 hich is transversely recessed and hee the spring 8 lying therein with its ends engaged over the lugs 4 on the inside'of the ',n1ete1 ,hanc1 b.,. .This makes the band 2: th confining Inemb er for, the. spring. while the pertm ooeets therew ith-and is the operating; .or actuating member in one form of establishes contact, betweenthe said ter i nals a and the band bto close-the eleetrie cirenit, see F g.-,- 4, and the push in the.

opposite direction disen eges, said parts andopens the switch, see 5. Thespring 3 -is the reversin band 1)., Thns, 1n.-the-thrust movement of spring isjeompreesedin .the movement until the spring straight longitudinellyinnd he is lb9lu e g gleed center, it.-.'inunediately -l es.

"the Ibeiiii his Iomedquickly .in a reverse direetiongy; At firs t, .the thrust movement of thejpart m isi-manuel, then the sprin eonipleteethe movement and shifts the bani in a reverse glireetion.,, Then-the parts are held bygthel-spring'in the changed position or throwing part for the Push ;or pull in one direction until,,Inembenv m .is :'again movect. initially .mt-is made ii -.one piece bot it. might zbe made in separate .pieoes end is preferably all or in part of noneond eting-meteria-l.

Qb 'ousl'yi the-she eor style ofthe body tybe Qonsi erably-.modified with.- engingthe character thereof, but the 'soretv shell fi seryesatobind the sections Theeurrent -con noting wires 6 are. shown' hs'conneeted in Fig. '7 to the bindin screws 2 enchtheeontaetplatese arevfixeii byany suitable means inthe .sides' ofthe body section The transverse opening through the meeting niemberm and thelength of throw of the said member are within-such. limits that the endsof the springvnever leave the lugs ithough they bear against opposite sic les ther eof inthe two opposite positions which the'epring-assnmes in action, Figs.

4 and 5, for example. It willalso be notieed that the spring a is held by its confined' relation to the parts b and m rather lot than being secured to either. The part m 1112a has a predetermined limit of play within body a--a' so that cooperative movement may be obtained.

The spring shown herein is a straight coil of wire when-not in working engagement with the parts, and the band I) is rectangular, and loosely fitted over thefl-ut-face'd. enlarged portion 3 of the thrust or operating member m. Twisting or turning of the band is prevented by the fiat f-hearing reliitions between it and member 'II'L, -a.nd bnid member is also prevented from turning by the fiat sides of its reduced ends. This makes a very simple eomb nntionof Ip'a-rts which will not ear out b nd or be;

come loose or detached, and the operating space occupied by said parts is'rednred to the minimum. As shown herein thesides of the body 3 of the push member .or bar in are recessed lengthwise at 8 to confine and back the spring at its ends, thereb preventing the ends of the spring, from springing or working .out of place and the open ends of the springihave fnlernni relations with the lugs 4.

Tu Fig. 12, I show a modified-form of the.

invention in which the sleeve or band .71 is. T adapted to become theactuating member.

A finger hold 9 sliding in :1 slot 10 'dll the casing or receptacle llserves ilS tlll -liltilils for shifting the band to one sideor the other, and the member m having the spring .9

beeomesithe part ndupted to reeiproentu with I a snap movement. Electr cal contact is es tablished by the part or pnrts r";

The parts I), m and .x' may be embodled in a. pendant switch bud v,- or in njviill switch body, and they-may also-be utiI-izedin other snap action is desired.

What I claim is:

1. An electric switch comprising u bud and electricterminals supported thereby. n11 actuating member slidahle within fixed limits in said body and having in] enlarged middle portion, a band sleevedover the said middle portion and :1 spring compressibIe longitudimilly of its nxis'extending tin-on h the said band into engagingrelations with on seid body for said band.

2. A switch as described. comprising :1

said device atits'ends" and opposite stops sectional bodyend- :1 pair .of terminals in one of said'seet'ion's, an'aetnutin'g bar theremoms? j 2 opposite} y at :siid gopeni n eh nnnels i SD'PI gihron ways and in other devices where :1 'qinek""' in having.atransverseopening o reetnngny larfeontnet device slidnblr '1nonnted .upon said bar and a springs;tr ugh-said opening 2 hating fidei'nm en "hey-relations nt its' ends with the ends-o ,n'id dd rm and d n1 t-1' I ed to throw the .sninegi 1rd out of rontaet' position-'o nsnid terminal. 1

cessijel'eetrie ter'nii 1 py'nisiteiyajn said-f V reeess fnnnetuating i'i'iemb'e haying n tl'itl1S- f1,ifi5 If: rerseij opening at tsiniihlle, hnnd-sleeved Q\je1 -snid'member airing in and-.151 spiral-g;

springie ding 1 1 opening into ei'igagnjg. elatnn gs at Its end and nthiptetlto's of. ebnthotjnifln i1 i .{Lflii ,siisi'vite 1, ilJ'Oilj. nfreciproenblo barf, I. hayingatrzinsverse O])eiiing;.; m l n'n 'enlnrgea nienn-nt its middle'p orided with channeled] sides aTbox-shnpet linwlnber mounted mjer' 753w sni 'temlzu'ge'mentlnn "a roil' springextendi ing thronglnsnid opening. n the bzir. and en v gangedntits endswithsaidiiieniber-jnnd eon fined within said ehzinneledEsides;-.

5.11:1.:n.,sn'iteh fa body iltlifl'li netnntin part slid 316 therein' nfndl1 Pell1 in;( iit, its ililtitll ti n 

